Jon Hopkins Quotes

Jon Hopkins

Profession : Musician

Birth : August 15, 1979

I'm an example of someone who got a bit more focused as I got older.

Jon Hopkins

When I did 'Immunity,' even though I did a film score at the beginning and also at the end, I was left uninterrupted during the middle bit. I got a good year of just writing and focusing. That, to me, is when I make the best stuff.

Jon Hopkins

Meditation gives you back one or two sleep cycles every time you do it. Do it every day and it goes quite a long way towards helping insomnia.

Jon Hopkins

That's the thing with electronic music, you set up systems to bring in an accident, to bring in quirks you didn't choose, but you still will have had to set up systems.

Jon Hopkins

I was guided into piano lessons and 'guided' is a nice way of saying 'forced.' I don't regret it, but I think music theory as a concept doesn't work.

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Music is an expression, a deep-seated feeling.

Jon Hopkins

The track 'Open Eye Signal,' when you hear that choir sound come in, that's actually me singing but sped up and with huge reverb and overlayered harmonies.

Jon Hopkins

Sometimes you can just record anything and slow it down hugely and you'll find all these hidden notes and frequencies that match up really nicely.

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I don't really want to go into the world of production and I don't really want to produce other people particularly.

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I'm more akin to things like Sigur Ros, Mogwai, possibly. But when I'm making solo electronic music, techno stuff is just the most exciting form of rhythm.

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Your music essentially reflects everything you do, everything you've been through, in the deepest part of you.

Jon Hopkins

It's great to do something that makes your brain just switch to a different mode, and music can do that really powerfully.

Jon Hopkins

Some machine-y music is great, but you can apply any groove to any song now - there's literally a massive drop-down menu on most programs. And that's what takes the human being out of the process.

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Maybe I'm just stubborn about learning new things - I can't stand learning new programs - but any sound I can imagine, I can make with SoundForge. And I'm using the old version, like 4.5 from 1999. I use it for every sound.

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Sometimes I hear records that are being recorded at the absolute highest quality, and I just don't like the sound of it.

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For me, the most important thing is to keep everything moving very fast, so when I have an idea, I can realize it and make it audible as soon as possible.

Jon Hopkins

If you're a traveling artist, you probably experience insomnia at some point. You need things to be the right temperature, the right light... it's essential.

Jon Hopkins

I tend to listen to podcasts while running. I don't like to listen to music because my brain would try to get me to run in time with it.

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Meditation is a regular part of my day, every day.

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Learning how to be calm and centered in any situation is a skill for life, whatever you do.

Jon Hopkins